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In the morning hours of March 23, crews started completing the road work on First and Hancock. The road will be completely torn up and re-poured to the railroad tracks. City officials indicated that the work will take up to eight weeks to complete. The section will finish a project that st...

By Tim Linscott Managing Editor
The Perkins County Commissioners are preparing for the move of the University of Nebraska Extension offices to the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center in June. Kelly Bruns, associate district director for the West Central Research and Extension Center (WCR...

By Tim Linscott Managing Editor
Perkins County Emergency Management Director Jim Brueggeman is preparing for severe summer weather. Severe Weather Week is March 23-27 and Brueggeman and his crew at the sheriff’s office have already long been in the process of preparing for fast moving severe ...

By Tim Linscott Managing Editor
Grant’s City Park will be getting a bit of a facelift soon courtesy of Eagle Scout James McArtor. McArtor appeared in front of the Grant City Council on Feb. 24 to request Keno funds to refurbish the basketball court in the park. “I have played on ...

The annual meeting of Midwest Electric was held March 19 at Perkins County High School in Grant. Above, special guest speaker this year was Mike McGinnis, general manager of Tri-State G&T. Below, Midwest Electric general manager, Larry Umberger, left, presents a plaque to Dick Hasenauer for...

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PRESCHOOL MEETING: A parent information/registration meeting for preschool aged children for the 2015-2016 school year will be held on Monday, March 30, at the Perkins County Elementary School in Grant. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the music room. See an ad on page 12 for more information. BALL REGISTRATION: Registrations for baseball, softball and T-ball seasons are now being accepted. Registration forms may be picked up at the Grant City Hall, 324 Central Ave., Grant and are due back by April 3. For more information, contact Grant Recreational Director Renee Seiler at 353-4777, or the city at 352-2100.

BLOOD DRIVE: The Grant community blood drive will be Thursday, April 2, at the New Life Fellowship Church in Grant from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please schedule your appointment by calling Mary Kent, 352-4125, Bonnie Taubenheim, 352-4367 or Sandy Glenn at 352-4808. You can also schedule online at www.redcrossblood.org. Use code 009356. Walk-ins are welcome. Child care is provided on-site.

PANCAKE FEED: The Madrid Fire Department’s annual free-will donation pancake feed will be Saturday, April 25 from 5-7 p.m. at the Madrid Fire Hall. Door prizes will be given and a drawing for a pedal fire truck will be held. HOME SECTION: Homeowners: Look on pages 14 and 15 of this week’s issue for information to help you with your home projects.

The Elsie Seniors met for lunch on Tuesday, March 17. They enjoyed a catered meal of chicken fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, corn and jello salad with a St. Patrick’s Day themed cake. Celebrating...

Jakelynn Broeder of Grant, a senior at Perkins County High School, has been selected as Senior of the Month for the month of March 2015. Jakelynn has been involved in many activities in and out of school....

Perkins County Middle School has announced the names of students on the third quarter honor roll. All A’s Danielle Burge, Tanner Burge, Jaden Dietlein, Rylee Huff, Emma Schrotberger, Aryn Seiler, Evan...

Lempke selected as UNK Mortar Board member
The Xi Phi chapter of Mortar Board at the University of Nebraska Kearney has selected 24 new members. They will be initiated at 5 p.m. April 10 in a ceremony...

Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) announced that eligible customer-owners in 17 counties in central Nebraska will receive checks this month totaling $4,941,000—their share of the financial...

A Local Working Group that provides advice on the priorities for many U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs will meet at 10 a.m. on April 14 at the Upper Republican Natural Resources District...

Helmet issue debated
By Dan Hughes Senator
This last week the Legislature spent a great deal of time debating LB 31, introduced by Senator Dave Bloomfield. The bill, as written, would repeal requirements...